Photo: Tinton5 · CC BY-SA 3.0How is Manalapan Township run?
Manalapan Township’s town government spent $23.6 million on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2023, about $578 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Manalapan Township didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Manalapan Township is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
Freehold Regional School District
Manalapan Township’s high school district, shared with Colts Neck Township, Englishtown, Farmingdale, Freehold, Freehold Township and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $21,900 per pupil, $13,384 goes to the classroom (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren’t in the per-pupil figure.
New Jersey districts overall: 48% local, 46% state, 6% federal.
Manalapan-Englishtown Regional School District · $22,922 per pupil
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
About $578 per resident a year, or $1.58 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: police, at 36%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Manalapan Township didn’t report all of its 2023 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau’s estimates.
No comparison or trend for Manalapan Township yet
Every year of Manalapan Township’s figures is a Census Bureau estimate: the town reported none of its dollars for 2022–2023. Estimates are shown above, labeled, but never ranked against places that reported or drawn as a trend.
How Town Hall compares budgets →Typical bills top $10,000 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county.
Typical yearly bill next door and statewide
The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Manalapan Township’s rate.
Can I afford it? →The median bill homeowners report to the Census survey (bills of $10,000+ are reported as “$10,000+”). The effective rate is that bill ÷ the median home value: a rough guide, not the official tax rate.
Tax bills are one input to Manalapan Township’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Manalapan Township →
Who’s in charge in Manalapan Township
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Manalapan Township’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The town posts agendas and minutes on twp.manalapan.nj.us ↗.
One full-time town employee for every 249 residents
On the payroll in March 2022, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll (a Census estimate). Residents: the Census population in the 2023 finance file (40,877).
By department full-time, plus part-time, March 2022
The Census reports one month’s payroll (March); yearly figures are that month × 12, an estimate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.
From town hall to Washington
Every level of government that speaks for Manalapan Township.
- 1Your townTown governmentOfficials: twp.manalapan.nj.us ↗
- 2New Jersey General AssemblyState representatives
- 3New Jersey SenateState senator
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of New Jersey
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
How Manalapan Township compares with the towns next door
Manalapan Township’s own figures are Census estimates, so it isn’t placed among its neighbors. 3 of the 4 towns next door reported 2022 figures, from $275 to $1,110 per resident. Tap a town to see its page.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| Millstone Township | $275 | $10,000+ |
| Marlboro Township | $776 | $10,000+ |
| Freehold Township | $1,110 | $10,000+ |
| Monroe Township | estimate | $9,816 |
| Manalapan Township | estimate | $10,000+ |
Day-to-day spending in 2022, the last year every government was counted, for governments that reported it; hospital and utilities left out. Tax bill: the typical homeowner’s bill (Census ACS, 2020–24).
Reach Manalapan Township’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Manalapan Township’s government
How much does Manalapan Township spend per resident?
About $578 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2023, a Census Bureau estimate (Manalapan Township didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $24.5 million.
Who runs Manalapan Township’s government?
See twp.manalapan.nj.us for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Manalapan Township yet.
How many people work for Manalapan Township?
164 full-time and 51 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $1.2M (about $14.9M a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Who represents Manalapan Township in the state legislature?
State Senate District 12 (Owen Henry) and General Assembly District 12 (Alex Sauickie and Rob Clifton). The General Assembly district also covers 12 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Manalapan Township’s government
Neighbors who’ve been to the meetings can help.
Budget and staff: U.S. Census Bureau, Census of Governments (2022, every government) and Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances (2023–24, a sample) and the Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll (for Manalapan Township, the Bureau’s estimates); day-to-day spending is current operations, with hospitals, utilities and airports apart. School district: Census school finance survey, 2023–24. Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 2020–24. Elections: official 2024 returns via the MIT Election Data + Science Lab; turnout uses Census citizen voting-age population (CVAP, 2020–24). Officials: Open States, names shown only with a current term (checked October 9, 2026). Districts: Census Bureau (119th Congress, 2024 state districts); legislators: Open States and congress-legislators. How Town Hall works →